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2 Cash - Dazhong Tongbao
| Issuer | Great Zhong State |
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| Year | 1361-1368 |
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| Value | 2 Cash |
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| Obverse description | Central square hole (cash hole) surrounded by a plain raised rim on both inner and outer borders. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in the traditional cross reading order: top, bottom, right, left, reading 大中通寶 (Da Zhong Tong Bao). The characters are boldly cast in relief against a flat field, exhibiting the characteristic unadorned style of early Ming transitional coinage. The coin's surface shows the typical patina of a cast bronze piece, with no additional ornamentation in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | 大中通寶 (Translation: Da Zhong Tong Bao — Great Zhong / Universal currency) |
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| Mint | Beiping Mint, Beijing, China(circa 1361-1393) Fujian Provincial Mint,China Guangdong Provincial Mint,China Guilin Mint, Guangxi, China(circa 1361-1908) Henan Provincial Mint,China Hubei Provincial Mint,China Jiangning (Nanjing) Mint,modern-day Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (circa 1361-1670) Jinan Mint, Shandong, China(circa 1361-1855) Ministry of Public Works Mint(工部局), Beijing, China (1361-1726) Ministry of Public Works Mint(工部局), Nanjing, China (1361-1726) Zhejiang Provincial Mint,China |
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